Drawing In Between - work by Ron Fondaw October 12, 2012

Ron Fondaw
Drawing In Between
Oct. 12 – Nov. 10
Opening Reception Friday, October 12, 6-10 PM

Ron Fondaw searches for an unseen truth through fleeting and fragile processes. For Drawing In Between, he will employ a variety of mediums that reveal these processes. Investigations in materials in the form of assemblages, drawings, and larger installations will engage the space and viewer. For Fondaw, "art is the encounter of the mind with materials". The results will provide encounters of contemplation and understanding.
Ron began his career painting, and produced his first one person show in his hometown of Paducah, KY at the local gas station when he was eleven. He received a BFA in ceramics from the Memphis College of Art and gained his MFA from the Univ. of Illinois in 1979. He then moved to take a teaching position in Miami, Florida in where he honed his sense of color and completed his first Public Art Commission. That number is now over forty. Ron works across the field of art using various media and approaches, drawing plays an important part in Ron's sculpture from the large scale ephemeral adobe works to the one of a kind cast metal drawings. His interest in art that is integral to our daily activity has lead Ron to design and build several houses including the house and studio where he now lives part -time in Burnsville, NC.
Ron continues to travel and teach. He currently is a Professor of Art at Washington University, but has also taught at Chapel Hill, NC and Ohio Univ. in Athens, OH. Ron has worked in Japan and Italy as well as numerous sites around the U.S. He will be a resident artist at The Ceramic Art Village, Fuping, China in May. He has received numerous distinctions including a Guggenheim award for sculpture, a National Endowment for the Arts and a Pollack/Kransner award. His works can be seen in several major collections around the world. Ron's web site is www.ronfondaw.com

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